A wonderful sight as The Lancashire Fusilier steams through Preston

By Iain Lynn

Published 28th Feb 2019, 14:03 GMT

Updated 7th Jul 2020, 17:42 GMT

‘The Lancashire Fusilier’ or No. 45407 to be exact, was on the West Coast Main Line today.

Passengers anywhere between Bury and Carnforth were lucky to get a glimpse of it in all its glory

The driver hauls the train into Preston station en route to Carnforth

Four-year-old Henry Finch was waiting to see it

As were a couple of other keen spotters on the platform

45407 was moving from the East Lancashire Railway to Carnforth in preparation for the delayed start of The Jacobite season in Scotland

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